All About Spelling Update After Finishing Level 1 (plus see a lesson)!
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- We just finished All About Spelling level 1 with my 9 year old 3rd grader. This video shows my thoughts on using it, how to do a lesson, why I’m waiting to start with my 2nd grader, and how to use the cards, letter tiles, and teachers guide! It’s a mastery based program with a focus on the sounds within a word. Kids will memorize spelling rules to help them figure out how to spell a sound. No worksheets, no spelling tests. I learned a ton and level 2 here we come.
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I am starting this program with my 9th grade daughter this year. She is struggling with the idea of starting back at the beginning but she struggles so much with spelling and nothing I have tried has worked for her. She is dyslexic and has a hard time with reading as well. This video was so helpful to see the program used with an older student, maybe not as old as mine, but to see what you chose to skip just showed me how quickly we should be able to get her through and still not miss the important concepts she needs. I wish I had this program back when I first started homeschooling about 17 years ago!!
I wanted to pass along this blog post of a mom using level one with her teen! Thought it would be encouraging! simplehomeschool.net/spelling-with-an-older-child/
@@LizBlueandHazel oh wow!! Thanks so much for that! I listened with my daughter and now she is excited to get started and motivated to work hard at it! She wants to know when we can start 😁
Very thorough video love! Nice calm voice without too many vocal fluctuations. Your videos are very EASY TO LISTEN TO! Keep them coming!
-Homeschool mom of a Kindergartener
Thank you! Glad you find them helpful! Kindergarten is so special, enjoy ☺️
Thank you so much. It was really helpful to see it all shown.
You’re welcome. Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much. That was super helpful as I am starting with my 3rd grader tomorrow!
Very helpful! Starting this with my 10 year old son. I read on the All About Learning website to work 20 minutes a day on spelling, but honestly even for my 10 year old that’s a lot. We have only done two lessons and they were 10-15min. Ithink knowing your child/student and when they are done is key. I also believe that working one on one with student is why this process works so well. So it was smart to make the changes you made to do that with your son. I also would not want to start this program until about 3rd grade with my children. Before that I would rather them really working on those reading skills. I am definitely going to be looking into all about reading when my 2 year old is a couple years older. I see my 10 year old moving through books 1-2 of the spelling this year quickly! Excited to see improvements in his writing!❤
Thanks for sharing and I completely agree about the time amount being more effective with 10-15 min vs 20. We are going to be finishing level 2 with my 10 year old 4th grader this year, and I made the decision yo actually postpone starting with my other 3rd grader till she’s 10 and in 4th grade. This is in part influenced by the Charlotte Mason method not to add extras beyond reading and copywork until age 10, but also because she’s not reading as fluently as my oldest was at this age so I want her to keep cementing in her reading skills before even thinking about spelling. It’s slowly becoming more relevant to her as she’s writing more, so it’s neat to see the natural progression! By next year she’ll have more reason to spell and also a better visual bank of words from having read more books. Thanks for your comment and hope you have a great year!
Thank you for the thorough walk through!
Thank you for this closer look at Level 1! We're going to start homeschooling next year and my son will be in 5th grade. I was going to start him at level 4, even though the company recommends starting at 1 no matter their age. Seeing this, I'm realizing he definitely needs to start here. I think we'll do this level during the summer since I think he'll move through it quickly, but there are certainly some of those rules and the vowel sounds that he doesn't know.
This was such a helpful and thorough review of the program. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. I have added All About Reading and All About Spelling to my little ones curriculum recently, to try to get him on better ground with his reading and spelling, and we are still in the early pages. So this really helped me to have an overview of that to expect and how it can be used. So thorough. Thank you again! ❤
So glad it helped you! We’re continuing on this year finishing level 2 with my upcoming 4th grader and I’ve decided to wait to do Spelling level 1 with my next kiddo till she is a 4th grader. Want to see her reading more on her own before we start and also we are aiming towards a more Charlotte mason approach holding off till around age 10. Hope you have the best year!
@@LizBlueandHazel Hi. Thank you! Sounds great that you are moving forward with it. It's really helpful when you find something that is working well. I understand what you mean about waiting until 10 yo for your other child. That's what is so nice about being at home to homeschool; we can really tailor our curriculum to make it fit for us. I am enjoying being able to do that with my little ones. All the best, and many blessings to you and your family this homeschool year.
Thank you for going through a lesson. I have been trying to decide which spelling program I’m going to use next year. This has been very helpful.
Glad it was helpful! We’re now in level 3 with my 4th grader and do it less often. It’s been a great program. Using the tile app instead of tile pieces has cut down on time too.
Thanks Liz
Very helpful walk through
Glad it was helpful!
The app is 100% worth it. We have used AAR for 4 levels and I postponed getting the app for SO long. Big mistake, get it as soon as you fall in love with the program :)
So glad to hear from someone who’s used it! You convinced me and I’ll try it out. The physical tiles are cumbersome.
@@LizBlueandHazel Yes they are!😊
This is what I was looking for, so I'm going to order the app!
@@forlife84 I think you will be so glad you did. We love it!
I know you said you're just using the cookie sheet for the video - but man that looks like an excellent tool for managing all those tiles!!
A cookie sheet would actually be pretty perfect, lol! We did just buy the tile app this week to use and o my goodness it’s magical. Saves us so much time! And I don’t have to hide the tiles from my toddler this way 🤪
It looks so fun but I live in Florida not Alabama and also it’s me Elena!
Will you (did you) continue with level 2? Why or why not?
We did! We went very slowly through level 2 this year, and are onto level 3. Best thing I added was to switch to the tile app, which saved time and frustration from losing tile pieces/toddler tossing them around. I love going through the “rules” of the program slightly behind grade level. It’s easier and faster to pick up the rules and gives them more time to see correct spelling in books they’ve read.
Thank you so much. This helped a lot
Thanks for this video!
Very helpful!
Glad to hear! We’ve gone slower with level 2 but this is a solid program and I’ve learned a ton of the rules I never knew as well!
I have 3 children. Does each child need their own set of cards and box?
Yes, that is what they recommend. I did see a blog post online of someone who made a system to combine kids into one box, but it made my head spin a bit. The extra box keeps it as simple as possible.
I'm thinking of starting my 9-year-old son on All About Spelling level 1 over the summer. Do you think I could make my own letter tiles or is the $25 interactive kit necessary?
Good q. The easiest but not cheapest option would be to buy the $20 tile app. But you could make your own, especially for level 1 (and there’s Black and white pics inside the teachers guide with examples of which tiles to use). But it’d be a lot of work and you’d have a lot of small paper pieces without magnetic backs. The part you do need from the kit is the spelling card dividers which can be bought for $6 and you’ll want the spelling box to put them in with and all the cards from the student pack.
What app is it, and where do you get the spelling box?
I got the spelling box on All About Learning Press . Com website, and the app I got on the App Store by searching All About Spelling app.
How many letter tiles does it come with? 2 letters each?
Yes it comes with 2 letters each and then some of the sound combos they’ll be working with. There are tiles that won’t get used till future levels in there as well.
Do you need two sets of the cards to teach the kids separately?
The program recommends having one card box per child. There are some helpful blog posts from people who have combined 2 kids in 2 different levels into 1 box, but it seems a little tricky. I’ll have 2 students in diff levels in the fall but haven’t decided yet if we’ll just get two boxes or not. I’ll probably get each child their own box so it’s easier on my brain 😅.
If you had a 5th grader would you still start on level 1?
I would start on level 1 with a 5th grader. He or she will flyyy through most and you’ll finish the 24 lessons in under a month at that age im guessing. But you’ll pick up a few foundational things and learn the flow of the program easier on level 1 than in upper levels. I read a blog of a gal who started someone even older on level 1 and recommends that, he just finished much quicker than a younger child since his reading skills were much better, the hard part is feeling like you’re wasting time or money, but I try not to consider it a waste. Also as a follow up, i was originally going to start my upcoming 3rd grade 8.5 year old on level 1 this year, but now plan to wait to start with her till 4th grade. We are switching to a more Charlotte mason approach which waits till around age 10 for any formal spelling/grammar so she’ll now start level 1 in 4th grade. It’ll be “too” easy then, but in some ways that makes it easier for both of us and I for sure want to start at the beginning. Hope that helps!
@@LizBlueandHazel Thank you. It does help. I was very concerned about the money. But I just found someone selling levels 1 and 2 perfect condition for $50 total! No tiles but I plan to get the app anyway! I appreciate your advice from your own experience. 😀
Very helpful!